A RELIGIOSIDADE NA OBRA A ESCRAVA ISAURA DE BERNARDO GUIMARÃES

Abstract

This work aimed at showing one of the various interpretations found in the romantic prose named A Escrava Isaura which was written in the second half of the 19th century by the Brazilian romanticist Bernardo Guimarães. Therefore, this research aims at observing the existence of some structures that portraited the Brazilian religious scenario in the 19th century as well as understand the evidences which show the presence of religious elements in the work of Guimarães. For this purpose, we observed the environment and the changes that took place in the government of D. Pedro II in Brazil. Also, the methodological approach allowed us to be more consistent with our research object. Thus, based on the above, this research seeks to understand through an arduous bibliographic search the arrival of romanticism in Brazil, the historical context in which the romantic prose A Escrava Isaura is inserted as well as to identify the existence of representative religious foundations.